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5:45pm, 28th February, 2019

Flooded California towns still mostly cut off despite receding waters

Low-lying communities along the swollen Russian River in Northern California wine country remained largely cut off by flooding on Thursday, even as waters began receding and sun peeked through after days of non-stop rain.

At least 23 illegal Zimbabwean gold miners feared dead after shafts flooded

3:55pm, 14th February, 2019

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At least 23 illegal Zimbabwean gold miners feared dead after shafts flooded

At least 23 illegal miners are trapped and feared dead in Zimbabwe after shafts and underground tunnels they were working in were flooded by water from a burst dam, a state-owned daily newspaper reported on Thursday.

Cars submerged, vineyards flooded as storm slams California

7:08pm, 13th February, 2019

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Cars submerged, vineyards flooded as storm slams California

Rain, snow and high winds slammed California on Wednesday, submerging cars and flooding vineyards as the wettest storm of the winter hit the U.S. West Coast, sparking weather warnings from Arizona to Washington state.

Much of North Carolina still flooded following Florence

1:54am, 21st September, 2018

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Much of North Carolina still flooded following Florence

The major coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina remained cut off by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence on Thursday and more than 200 roads across the state were closed or blocked as residents struggled to recover from the epic storm.

Typhoon kills at least nine in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport

9:49pm, 4th September, 2018

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Typhoon kills at least nine in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport

A powerful typhoon killed at least nine people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday, and more than a million homes were without power.

Rescuers pull people from cars, homes in flooded New York, Pennsylvania

10:09am, 14th August, 2018

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Rescuers pull people from cars, homes in flooded New York, Pennsylvania

More forecasts of heavy rains posed new danger on Tuesday in parts of New York state and Pennsylvania, where rescuers hauled people from waterways, flooded cars and homes.

Mission declared possible as Thai soccer team saved from flooded cave

11:30am, 10th July, 2018

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Mission declared possible as Thai soccer team saved from flooded cave

Rescuers freed the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.

Eight boys brought safely out of flooded Thai caves in two days

10:44am, 9th July, 2018

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Eight boys brought safely out of flooded Thai caves in two days

Rescue workers in Thailand on Monday brought four boys safely out of a labyrinthine flooded cave complex where a 12-member soccer squad and their coach were trapped for more than two weeks, taking the total number rescued to eight.

'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

6:43am, 8th July, 2018

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'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

A dangerous mission to rescue 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave for more than two weeks began on Sunday and authorities said the first survivor may emerge in the evening.